Risk Officer

Webull Corporation
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 135,000 - 165,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Executive communication","Independence","Analytical rigor","Commercial awareness","Risk judgment"]

Own and mature the risk management framework for Webull Futures LLC, serving as the senior-most risk officer across governance, policies, limits, reporting, and escalation protocols. Identify, measure, monitor, and escalate futures risks—including market, credit, liquidity, operational, technology, model, vendor, clearing, margin, concentration, and regulatory risk—while setting risk appetite, KRIs, and stress-testing controls. Partner with executive leadership to ensure regulator-ready execution and independent risk challenge for new initiatives.

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Job Summary

Own and mature the risk management framework for Webull Futures LLC, serving as the senior-most risk officer across governance, policies, limits, reporting, and escalation protocols. Identify, measure, monitor, and escalate futures risks—including market, credit, liquidity, operational, technology, model, vendor, clearing, margin, concentration, and regulatory risk—while setting risk appetite, KRIs, and stress-testing controls. Partner with executive leadership to ensure regulator-ready execution and independent risk challenge for new initiatives.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as the senior-most risk officer for Webull Futures LLC, owning the risk management framework, governance structure, policies, procedures, limits, reporting, and escalation protocols.
  • •Identify, assess, monitor, and escalate material risks across the futures business, including market, credit, liquidity, operational, technology, model, vendor, clearing, margin, concentration, and regulatory risk.
  • •Establish and oversee risk appetite, KRIs, trading and exposure limits, stress testing, scenario analysis, margin monitoring, and other controls aligned with an FCM and technology-driven futures platform.
  • •Provide independent risk challenge and executive-level guidance on futures product launches, client onboarding, clearing relationships, margin policy, liquidity planning, incident management, and business continuity preparedness.
  • •Maintain a regulator-ready risk program and prepare risk reporting for senior management, board-level stakeholders, committees, and external regulators (CFTC, NFA, exchanges, clearing organizations, auditors).

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 135,000 - 165,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kCommuter BenefitsParental LeavePaid LeavePet Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, risk management, accounting, or a related quantitative field; advanced degree or relevant professional certification preferred.
  • •Minimum 8+ years of progressive risk management experience in futures, derivatives, clearing, FCM, broker-dealer, or similarly regulated financial services environments.
  • •Proven senior risk leadership experience (e.g., senior risk officer, head of risk, or equivalent) with direct exposure to executive management and governance bodies.
  • •Deep understanding of risk management for futures and derivatives, including margin, liquidity, market risk, operational resilience, clearing, client exposure, concentration risk, stress testing, and escalation frameworks.
  • •Strong familiarity with CFTC, NFA, exchange, and clearing expectations, including experience supporting examinations, audits, or regulatory interactions.
Experience:8+ yearsFuturesDerivativesClearingFCMRegulated financial services
Education:Bachelor's in finance, economics, risk management, accounting or a related quantitative field
Skills:Executive communicationIndependenceAnalytical rigorCommercial awarenessRisk judgment

Company Brief

Webull Corporation
Operates a commission-free online brokerage and trading platform offering stocks, options, ETFs, and crypto trading, plus market data and research tools for retail investors and active traders.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2017
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